FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



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The 385 seines used in 1908 took 18,178,000 pounds 

 of fish, valued at $327,000. Of the- total value, 61 per 

 cent was contributed by squeteague, or weakfish, 

 practically all of which product was taken outside of 

 Long Island Sound by the vessel fishermen. From 1904 

 to 1908 there was a decrease of 200,511,000 pounds, 

 valued at $664,000, in the seine catch of menhaden, 

 but an increase of 64,000 pounds, valued at $10,000, 

 in that of German carp. The value of the seine catch, 

 distributed by chief species, by class of fisheries, and 

 by districts, was as follows: 



CLASS OF FISHERIES AND SPECIES. 



Total.. 



Vessel fisheries. 



Squeteague 



Scup, or porgy 



Menhaden 



Sea bass 



Bluefish 



Flounders 



All other products. . 



Shore and boat fisheries. 



Carp, German 



Whitebait 



Suckers 



Striped bass 



Perch 



Eels 



Flounders 



Alewives 



Squeteague 



Shad 



Catfish and bullheads. 

 All other products 



VALUE OF PRODUCT TAKEN "WITH SEINES: 

 1908. 



Aggre- 

 gate. 



8327, 000 



273, 000 



197, 000 

 42, 000 

 17,000 

 7,300 

 6,000 

 1,600 

 1,800 



54, 000 



23,000 

 4,600 

 4,400 

 3,400 

 3,300 

 2,700 

 2,000 

 2,400 

 2,200 

 1,800 

 1,300 

 1,800 



Atlantic coast district. 



8324, 000 



273,000 



197, 000 

 42, 000 

 17, 000 

 7,300 

 6,000 

 1,600 

 1,800 



51,000 



23,000 

 4,600 

 1,700 

 3,400 

 3,300 

 2,700 

 2,600 

 2,400 

 2,200 

 1,800 

 1,300 

 1,800 



Long 

 Island 

 Sound. 



82,800 



(') 



0) 



2,800 



700 



200 

 (') 

 1,400 



All 

 other 

 waters. 



$321,000 



273,000 



197, 000 

 42,000 

 17, 000 

 7,300 

 6,000 

 1,600 

 1,800 



48,000 



23,000 

 4,600 

 1,700 

 2,600 

 3,300 

 2,700 

 2,400 

 2,400 

 800 

 1,800 

 1,300 

 1,300 



Lake 

 Onta- 

 rio. 



$2, 700 



2,700 



2,700 



i Less than $100. 



The catch made with pots was confined to the 

 Atlantic coast district. The value of the product 

 taken in this way was $95,000, of which $57,000 rep- 

 resented the value of lobsters, $37,000 the value of 

 eels, and the remainder that of a few fish and crabs. 

 Detailed statistics as to the value of the catch made 



with. pots, by species, are given in the following tabu- 

 lar statement : 



i Less than $100. 



Flounders were the most important species taken 

 with fyke and hoop nets, the value of the catch 

 amounting to $56,00,0 and constituting 66 per cent of 

 the entire value of the catch taken with this form of 

 apparatus. Detailed statistics as to the value of the 

 fyke and hoop net catch, by species, are as follows: 



1 Less than $100. 



